A novel fabrication of Cu2O@Cu7S4 core-shell micro/nanocrystals from Cu2O temples and enhanced photocatalytic activities

Materials Research Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue , 2016, Pages 200-208

  Li, Junqi ^a   Sun, Long ^a   Yan, Ying ^a   Zhu, Zhenfeng ^a  

^a SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalytic properties; Composites; Crystal growth; Microstructure; Semiconductors

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLUTIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOLORIZATION; SACRIFICIAL TEMPLATES; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTRA;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 84963670070     PISSN: 00255408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2016.04.004     Document Type: Article

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